Call our original small SUV comparison test the elimination round. Earlier this year when we tested this new breed of fully loaded, sub-$30,000 sub-compact ‘softroaders’, the competition was fresh but clearly green (read the full comparison here).
Six months on, and the class has shifted up several gears...

Peugeot 2008 Videos

The Peugeot 2008 facelift has been unveiled.
Up front, the revised small SUV sports a new bonnet and fascia. The latter houses a new grille, which fits in with Peugeot’s latest corporate theme.
Along the sides, high-end models now come with small plastic wheel arch extensions to emphasise its off-road styling...

Peugeot 2008 Comparisons

So, you like French brands. You like SUVs. You like the idea of personalising your car to be unique and to stand out from the crowd.
Well, you haven’t really been spoilt for choice -- until now.
That’s because there are now two models on the Australian market that will tick all of those boxes. They are the all-new Renault Captur and the recently refreshed Peugeot 2008...

Call our original small SUV comparison test the elimination round. Earlier this year when we tested this new breed of fully loaded, sub-$30,000 sub-compact ‘softroaders’, the competition was fresh but clearly green (read the full comparison here).
Six months on, and the class has shifted up several gears...

Buyers and manufacturers are obsessed with all things SUV at the moment, with soaring sales leading to massive expansions plans of high-riding hatchbacks and wagons with tough styling. So it comes as no surprise, then, that a new ultra-small SUV market has emerged beneath the RAV4 and CX-5 compact class...

Peugeot 2008 News

The PSA Group is planning several new electrified and all-electric vehicles (EVs) in the coming years, including EV versions of the next Peugeot 208, 2008 and DS3 Crossback.
In a new report by industry journal Automotive News Europe, PSA is said to have given investors details of its future vehicle strategy earlier this week...

The new Australian distributor for Peugeot - extant Subaru importer Inchcape - has reduced the pricing of its 208 city car and 2008 crossover, almost three months into its tenure.
Pricing for the 208 Active now kicks off at $22,190 before on-road costs, down $300. The Allure is reduced by $1300 to a more reasonable $24,990, ditto the GT-Line to $26,990...

The new-look 2017 Peugeot 2008 has arrived in Australia, with the more muscled looking mini SUV axing its diesel engine offering and adding new safety and technology equipment.
The new model range is a petrol only affair, with the brand’s 1.2-litre three-cylinder turbo engine and six-speed automatic transmission aimed at appealing squarely at the majority of front-wheel-drive SUV buyers...

The facelifted 2017 Peugeot 2008 will arrive next month with a new look, more equipment and a revised model range.
Launching in late-February, the new 2008 has been updated with the French company's new corporate look, picking up a new grille, revised 'feline look' head- and tail-lights, along with a new top-spec GT-Line variant - replacing the outgoing Outdoor trim...